Thank goodness for little mercies

I know or I think I know now, that when I get up tomorrow morning, I will see the sun rise, I know I will sip hot coffee, I know I will wear warm clothes, I know my frens will greet me. I know I will walk to college, I know I will sit by a window in class, I know I will take notes(or pretend to!), I know I will smell samosas from the canteen, I know I will hear the birds sing in chorus, I know I will hog lunch, I know I will read a book, I know I will talk to my parents, I know I will paint, I know a few other things.. but I dont think of them often. Today, I do.
When my leg aches, I thank goodness for having bestowed me with legs that ache, than not give me legs at all. Thank her(I believe goodness is a feminine form:) ) for giving me eyes that burn from lack of sleep than not give me the pleasure of sight at all... thank her for giving me a tongue that gets burnt because of hot coffee than not being able to taste at all... thank her for giving me hands that grow tired than not be able to write and paint at all... thank her for giving me ears that go pop in a flight than not be able to hear the birds... thank her for giving me parents who scold me for my mischiefs than not bless me with them at all... thank her for the fun loving buoyant sister than not having given me an older brother... thank her for the frens I have than the many foes I've made... thank her for every fulfilling day than those that seem empty... thank her for today and not expect a miracle tomorrow. Thank goodness for the way life has treated me and shaped itself... including the downfalls and rainy days... for unless I've been through rainy days, I wouldnt appreciate sunny days as much as I do them now. If I didnt fall, I wouldnt know what it takes to get up... So, thats why... thank goodness, I fell! Because I believe: "Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat... or a Fall..!!" :)